{"product_id":"alexander-fighting-elleck-hays-the-life-of-a-civil-war-general-from-west-point-to-the-wilderness-9780786461059","title":"Alexander \"Fighting Elleck\" Hays: The Life of a Civil War General, From West Point to the Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Wayne Mahood\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Military\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Although he never achieved the renown of Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee, General Alexander Hays was one of the great military men of the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Born July 8, 1819, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, Hays graduated from West Point and served with distinction during the Mexican War. When the Civil War began a few years later, it was no surprise that Hays immediately volunteered and was given the initial rank of colonel with a later meritorious promotion to general. Hays was also known for his concern for his men, a fact that no doubt contributed to the acclaim which he received after his death on May 5, 1864, at the age of 44.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From West Point to the Civil War, this biography takes a look at Hays's life, concentrating--with good cause--on his military career. Personal correspondence and contemporary sources are used to complete the picture of a complex man, devoted husband and father, and gifted and dedicated soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867734200471,"sku":"9780786461059","price":3218.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786461059.webp?v=1769986966","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/alexander-fighting-elleck-hays-the-life-of-a-civil-war-general-from-west-point-to-the-wilderness-9780786461059","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}